Screening
WordNet
noun
(1) Testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
(2) The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
"The cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"
(3) Fabric of metal or plastic mesh
(4) The display of a motion picture
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
- I'll have to buy some screening and fix the doors before mosquito season starts.
- The process of checking or filtering.
- The airports are slow now because the pre-boarding screening is so inefficient.
- The showing of a film
- The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions
- shielding
- Material removed by such a process